Indicator: 68 - Communities in Partnership With State Government

Why This Is Important

A priority of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet is to expand the number of partnerships between state government agencies and local communities working to improve the well-being of children and families. This indicator tracks the number of partnerships occurring as part of five major community based initiatives:

• Communities for Children/Communities of Promise
• School-Based Service Learning
• Child Abuse and Neglect Councils
• Healthy Maine Partnerships
• Office of Substance Abuse One ME Coalitions

Reports from state agency program managers indicate that at last reported count:

• There are 71 local communities participating in the Communities for Children/Communities of Promise initiative, an increase of ten communities since the first edition of Maine Marks.
• The total number of School-Based Service Learning sites is 23; of these, 8 are Learning Connections sites, 12 are Learning in Deed sites, and 3 are KIDS Net sites.
• There are 16 Child Abuse and Neglect Councils in Maine, one for each county.
• There are 31 Healthy Maine Partnerships across the state working with the Bureau of Health.
• The Office of Substance Abuse currently has 23 funded One ME Substance Abuse Prevention Project Coalitions.